LED light device with changeable features of geometric dimension

ABSTRACT

The LED light device with changeable geometric dimension function which At least one of LED install within housing-unit in x-y-z axis and the said housing-units are connected by at least one of joint-means which delivery the electric signal from power source to desired LEDs incorporated with Integrated Circuit, circuit means, switch means, sensor means for illumination under pre-determined light performance. The LED light device&#39;s geometric dimension will be changed while any variable applied to original housing-unit or joint-mean. The LED light device incorporated with conventional attachment means to install on any main object.

This is Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed on Dec. 28, 2007 file for the “LED light with changeable features”

This is Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed on Jun. 8, 2007 file for the “Multiple LED light with adjustable angle features”

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/883,747, Fiber Optic light kits for footwear filed Jul. 6, 2004.

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/092,741, Night light with fiber optics filed Mar. 30, 2005.

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/094,215, LED Night light with Liquid optics medium filed Mar. 30, 2005.

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/255,981, Multiple light source Night Light.

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/498,881, Poly Night light

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/527,631 LED Night light with interchangeable display unit.

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/498,874, Area Illumination for LED night light

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/527,629 Time Piece with LED night light.

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/527,628 Multiple Function Night light with Air Fresherner.

This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ LED Night light with more than one optics mediums.

BACKGROUND

The current invention mainly improved the market place all LED light device for are limited for fixed shape, fixed illumination areas, fixed brightness, fixed viewing angle, fixed design, bad size for different location. There is no any LED light device can fit anywhere, addable brightness, addable illumination areas, bendable to form a wine rack under cabinet, with additional hook function to hang any items inside kitchen, living room, bathroom, kids room, entertainment room, garden, patio, boat, car, van, bus, truck, train, airplane, transportation equipment, play ground, outdoors. Hence, the most economics and environment concern is come out the LED light device which have properties to change the geometric shape to fit anywhere people want power saving LED light kits. The current inventions for all listed preferable embodiments all have optional properties to allow people to make all different looking LED light device for required brightness to make different illumination areas with self-designed light device shape. This will be have more common parts for housing-unit and join-unit can form a standard equipment to avoid too much plastic or LEDs or circuit waste to ruin the environment. This is most green concept for LED light device from current invention.

The current invention related to the LED light device can change LEDs' orientation, or position, or light emitting direction while the said light device changed its geometric dimension arrangement. This features create flexible and changeable shape, dimension, size, position, orientation, illuminated areas, viewing angle, light device value, light device light photometric performance, to make the said light device become universal to fit for all kind of installation area for different space available to improve conventional market LED light kits which are limited for its fixed shape, illumination, light narrow beam direction and other defects.

The current invention may incorporated with the “joint-means” which has function to connect each of the housing numbers to become a changeable geometric dimension of said the light device.

DRAWING

FIG. 1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2, 2-1, 3, 3-1, 4: Disclosure the preferred embodiment 1 for LED light device with changeable features of geometric dimension while incorporated desired housing numbers and joint-means to make change may including desired combination of orientation, position, light emitting direction, light device's shape, dimension, size, illuminated areas, viewing angle, light device value, light device light photometric performance,

FIG. 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8: Disclosure the preferred embodiment 1 for LED light device with changeable features of geometric dimension while incorporated desired housing numbers and join means to make change may including desired combination of orientation, position, light emitting direction, light device's shape, dimension, size, illuminated areas, viewing angle, light device value, light device light photometric performance, More important FIG. 5, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7 all the housing unit and join means is same with others so can put desired number of the “same” housing units and join means to make desired geometric dimension of the said light device.

FIG. 7, 8, 9: Disclosure the preferred embodiment 3 of co-pending filing for LED light device with changeable features which also disclosure features of current invention. The preferable embodiment 3 also incorporated desired housing numbers and join means to make change may including desired combination of orientation, position, light emitting direction, light device's shape, dimension, size, illuminated areas, viewing angle, light device value, light device light photometric performance,

DETAIL DESCRIPTION

From FIG. 1-2, disclosure the geometric dimension of housing-unit (10) (11) (12) each have desired number of LED (A) on the housing-unit (10), LEDs (B) and (C) within the housing-unit (11), LED (D) fixed on the housing-unit (12). The housing-units (10) (11) (12) are arranged side-by-side and 4 piece of LEDs form a “parallelogram”. The 4 piece of LEDs light beams will form “parallelogram” to been see by viewer. The viewer will see housing-units and LEDs changed including the (a) orientation, (b) position, (c) light emitting direction, (d) light device's shape, (e) dimension, (f) size, (g) illuminated areas, (h) viewing angle, (i) light device value, (j) light device light photometric performance while the housing-units (10) (12) changed position to the housing-unit (10′) (12′). From FIG. 1 disclosure the said housing-units (12) (11) (10) from vertical (y-axis) side-by-side become the horizon (x-axis) (10) (11) (12) side-by-side. The 4 piece of LEDs from “parallelogram” (D) (B) (A) (C) arrangement to “Linear” (A) (B) (C) (D) arrangement. These at least (a to j) or more performance changed can let the current invention LED light device become more wide application for wide location for house, vehicle, boat, transportation equipment, place, building, park, where the live animals may stay for indoor or outdoors.

These changeable features at least above listed (a) to (j) of each housing-unit, LEDs, light device is not limited for preferable embodiments. It is appreciated that current invention cover all equivalent or same functions for more details which have changeable features of any of the imagination while the housing units or LED units made changes to each other relatively from original arrangement to new arrangement are still fall within the current invention coverage.

From the FIG. 1-3, The drawing disclosure the preferable relation of the housing-units (10″) (11″) (12″) which incorporate preferable joint-means to make the desired electric delivery from desired power source to each LED for desired illumination under pre-determined light performance by conventional joint-means to connect each of the said housing-units. It may incorporate with Circuit means which may selected desired combination from the Integrated Circuit (hereafter as IC), electric components, sensor means, switch means, conductive means, conductive resilient members, conductive spring, conductive wires, conductive metal piece to build the electric signal been delivery as design. The joint-means incorporated circuit means which can delivery the electric signals from one housing-unit to desired housing-units though construction of joint-means which may selected from conventional market available type to make the electric deliver from one end to other ends which may need meet rotatable, jump gap, extendable, foldable, distance, extractable, connectable, dis-connectable, extendable, retractable, expendable, addable, adjustable, bendable, overlap able, underlay able, assembly able, dis-assembly able, flexible properties. These electric design will discuss details on co-pending patents.

From FIG. 2, The drawing disclosure the extendable any geometric shape in form of the elongate bar, tube, rod, stick with its adjustable functions to make the desired length range (maximum length and minimum length) and desired number of LEDs, and desired LEDs light beam direction, LEDs light performance, illumination area, and other additional functions which may selected from group combination of holes, hooks, hangers, sensor-means, switch-means, power source, adjustment-means, attachment means, replacement-means, extended bar, stick, tube, hook, rod. The extendable light device can fit for a wide space and not limited to a fix length such as 6″, 12″, 18″, 24″, 36″ to make a big display space for stores. It also solve the consumer problem because the current convention extendable LED light device will fit for wide range of space. This is the best design for universal LED light device. For example, the preferable LED light kits can have basic 6″ to 12″ and 12″ to 24″, or more bigger length can be adjustable. From FIG. 2, the said LED light device has desired combination of the properties including the extendable, foldable, retractable, expendable, addable, adjustable, bendable, overlap able, underlay able, The extendable housing-unit (20) with bigger diameter than the inner housing-unit (21). The inner housing-unit (21) and outer housing-unit (20) both have several LEDs on the elongate length with end cap (22) and (22′) to attach on the two walls after adjustment of the length. The LEDs (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) will turn on under pre-determined light performance.

FIG. 2-1 show the extendable and retractable tubes (24) (25) (26) the shortest length. The inner tube (25) has 4 pieces of LEDs (K′) (L′) (M′) (N′) and the other inner tube (26) has 4 piece of LEDs (K) (L) (M) (N). Both of inner tube (25) (26) are within the bigger tube (24). At the shortest length of the said LED light kits, there only have LEDs (K) (K′) to be seen by the viewer. All the 8 piece of LEDs will be seen by viewer while the inner tubes (25′) (26′) are extended to the longest length of the said LED light device. The joint-means for this preferable embodiment is a screw type with desired construction to fix the length and offer the electric signal to all the said 8 piece of LED for desired light performance.

From FIG. 3, The preferable embodiment of LED light device which are consisted of 3 piece of housing-units which are overlap and underlay to middle piece. This also fall within the current inventions for said LED light kits which has the geometric dimension changeable functions which may selected from group combination of rotary, jumpable gap, extendable, foldable, distance, extractable, connectable, dis-connectable, extendable, retractable, expendable, addable, adjustable, bendable, overlap able, underlay able, assembly able, dis-assembly able, flexible properties. The 2 pieces of the housing-unit (31) (32) are overlapped and underlay of the middle housing-unit (30) from the Triangle geometric shape (32) (30) (31) arrangement become the straight line (32′) (30′) (31′) geometric shape arrangement while bend the housing-units (32) toward left (32′) and the housing-unit (32) toward right (31′). The housing-unit (32′) has desired the LED number (O) within the housing-unit (32′). It can be N (from Number 1 to N) piece of LED number for all this current invention connected with said circuit means for preferable light performance as discussed above. The housing-units (32′) (30′) (31′) also can have additional functions as above discussion. The telephone holes (38) (33) can offer the easily and quickly installation on the wall. The other holes (34) (35) 936 (37) can also incorporated with attachment means may selected from group combination from glue, double-side tape, foam tape (804), hook and loop tape, chemical adhesive material, screw (805) (806), phone hook and catcher (809) (809′), hole (807) (808), rivet or the hold tray with its attachment means to main objects and location such as cabinets, closet, garage, walls, furniture of house, car, van, transportation equipments.

From FIG. 4, The preferable embodiment of LED light device which have 4 pieces of the “Equilateral Triangle” (40) (41) (42) (43) and each Equilateral triangle are connected together by joint-means (not shown) and deliver the electric signal from power source (not shown) to each LED(s) (1) (2) (3) (4) within the said each equilateral triangle (40) (41) (42) (43) for desired light performance. This embodiment also meet the current invention for expendable, assembly able, Bendable, flexible, deformination able, addable properties. For example, each one more equilateral triangle and one more joint-means can expend the size, length, brightness, dimension, light output, illumination area, viewing angle . . . to viewers. The big Triangle is made by 4 pieces of housing-units (40) (41) (42) (43) which are in the form of the equilateral triangles (40) (41) (42) (43). It will change to the parallelogram shape arrangement (40″) (41″) (42″) (43″) as long as we move the equilateral triangle (43) to new position of (43′). The each housing-unit is equal to one piece of equilateral triangle.

From FIG. 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, These drawing show the LED light device which have the properties from above discussion functions which may selected from group combination of rotary, jumpable gap, extendable, foldable, distance, extractable, connectable, dis-connectable, extendable, retractable, expendable, addable, adjustable, bendable, overlap able, underlay able, assembly able, dis-assembly able, flexible properties. The all FIG. 5-1 to 5-7 which meet the rotary, extendable, foldable, flexible, extractable, connectable, disconnectable, retractable, addable, adjustable, bendable, overlap, underlay, assembly able because all the housing-unit and joint-means with same basic geometric shape, construction, with some details difference may be in LED numbers or small details.

From FIG. 5-1 to 5-7, The each of housing-unit are the same with joint-means to connect each of the housing unit. From FIG. 5-1 to 5-5, the each housing number can have 4 sides to connect with join-means so it can make variety of geometric shapes such as FIG. 5-1 is a straight line arrangement for 6 pieces of housing-unit. FIG. 5-2, we can see the 6 pieces of housing-units are arranged like a square box opened diagram. FIG. 5-3, we can see is fold the FIG. 5-2 into a 6 sides of square box. FIG. 5-4, we can see the 6 pieces of the housing-units are in curved shape. FIG. 5-5, we can see a 3 pieces of “V” shape arrangement. It is very wide application while we use a “Limited Number of the Geometric shape of housing-unit” can create a lot of “finish goods in different Final geometric object”. This is concept from the Lego Toy. As long as we have proper circuit arrangement for the housing-units and join-means to allow the power source electric signal can be delivery from power source to said desired LEDs for pre-determined light performance, then, the current invention can created the Universal LED light device for people to use at anywhere people will stay. Same as FIGS. 5-6 and 5-7 and FIG. 5-8.

The current invention mainly improved the market place all LED light device for are limited for fixed shape, fixed illumination areas, fixed brightness, fixed viewing angle, fixed design, bad size for different location. There is no any LED light device can fit anywhere, addable brightness, addable illumination areas, bendable to form a wine rack under cabinet, with additional hook function to hang any items inside kitchen, living room, bathroom, kids room, entertainment room, garden, patio, boat, car, van, bus, truck, train, airplane, transportation equipment, play ground, outdoors. Hence, the most economics and environment concern is come out the LED light device which have properties to change the geometric shape to fit anywhere people want power saving LED light kits. The current inventions for all listed preferable embodiments all have optional properties to allow people to make all different looking LED light device for required brightness to make different illumination areas with self-designed light device shape. This will be have more common parts for housing-unit and join-unit can form a standard equipment to avoid too much plastic or LEDs or circuit waste to ruin the environment. This is most green concept for LED light device from current invention.

From FIG. 7: Disclosure the preferable embodiment 3 which has extendable features from the short length 50 mm to the preferable length 320 mm. This length extendable with almost 6.4 times. I. E. This LED light device can change including but not limited for this preferable embodiment such as (a) LED relative position with other LEDs can be changed (b) The device shape can be changed (c) The light emitting direction and position and areas can be changed (d) The LEDs number also can be changed (here do not discuss details). The current invention's preferable embodiment for extendable features which may incorporated with conventional joint-means which may selected from group combination for Rivet, Hinge, Chain, Screw, metal parts, plastic parts, Rings, Rotating means, Snap means, Hook means, Cover means, Press-Tight means from convention market and traditional skill of art but not limited. It also can use equivalent method to get same function to make the light device can be extendable to change size and dimension and geometric configuration. It is also appreciated that each housing-unit may have different dimension including length, width, thickness, shape, geometric design, finish, marking so not limited to one size. It can be very small for infant toy use or big up to “China Great Wall” size. The current invention can have desired size as long as have proper dimension for each housing-unit, so can easily get desired features to use for all different space where human being stay including indoor and outdoor.

The preferable embodiments are just for simple samples of one of the dimension with its folded and extended relative dimension for use from 50 mm to 320 mm range. It can be smaller or up to Kilometer or Miles range up to design.

From FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, Those drawings disclosure the extendable features to make the conventional LED light device become universal light device to allow consumer to install more location with less limitation. The LED light device as earlier discussion may incorporated with Sensor means which may selected from group combination of the mechanical or the electric type may selected from group of combination of photo sensor, motion sensor, timer, manual switch, humility sensor, smoke sensor, heating sensor, magnetic sensor, tilt sensor.

From FIG. 7, The LED light device (700) has top-grill housing-unit (708) and lower-grill housing-unit (701). The power source may from the Alternative power source or from battery power source which depend on the marketing requirement. The Top housing-units (708) may have desired number of LED to install within the housing-unit (708). The each top housing-unit (708) and lower housing-unit (701) are connected from conventional electric conductive means which including the conductive resilient means, conductive metal spring, conductive metal ring, conductive wire, conductive metal piece to build the electricity delivery from the power source end (+) (−) from the 1^(st) house-unit to the last house-unit and make all the LEDs in desired in-series or in-parallel to meet marketing requirement.

It is appreciated that the current LED light device may incorporated with sensor means (702) which preferred for Motion sensor and Photo sensor while the power source is a battery so need to save the power. It is also can be other type of sensor or switch as above discussed. For more practically, some location (703), (704), (705) may design as a hole with rotary features to install the Hooks, Post, Bar, electric device to increase the said LED light device with more additional functions than just a light device. These additional holes can allow people to hang the cloth, jacket, hat, cap, bag, or even use the circuit to charge the some batteries such as communication device, cellar phone devise or other computer device which use battery. It is simple just add one circuit means to drive the power source into desired electric signal for certain voltage and current to charge batteries which us for communication, computer, consumer products.

From FIG. 8, This is same embodiment of the FIG. 7 but the LED light device been extended to longer length from FIG. 7 length 50 mm to FIG. 8 length 320 mm. The each joint point for lower house-unit with top house-unit by conventional by conventional available joint-means as above discussed.

The LED light device (800) which have attachment means may selected from group combination from glue, double-side tape, foam tape (804), hook and loop tape, chemical adhesive material, screw (805) (806), phone hook and catcher (809) (809′), hole (807) (808), rivet or the hold tray with its attachment means.

From FIG. 8, some of the Flexible join point (801) where preferable do not install the LED-unit on this location and just use a rivet or equivalent function joint-means on this so can incorporated with pole, hook (802) or other metal or plastic device to allow the said LED light device can offer other additional function such as hang the cloth, cat, hat, bag. The additional function can be electric device or non-electric device to add the function on this extendable LED light device.

From FIG. 8, the Sensor means as above discussed which including the mechanical or the electric type may selected from group of combination of photo sensor, motion sensor, timer, manual switch, humility sensor, smoke sensor, heating sensor, magnetic sensor, tilt sensor.

From FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, The LED light device with flexible means which can be preferable embodiment 4 which has foldable or flexible changing features. The FIG. 10 has 155 mm which is extended from the FIG. 9 which in folded length only 85 mm. The preferable joint-means may selected hinge (1002) (1006), or rivet (1003), or special screw (1004), or nuts (1005) as above discussion but not limited for any equivalent function metal or plastic means to offer the flexible or folded properties of the housing-unit (1000). The LED-unit (1001) may use preferable embodiment 1 and embodiment 2 which allow the LED-unit can be adjustable angle and LED light beam can be emit to desired location. The earlier discussion can allow the LED light beam be adjustable on x-y-z axis as wish.

From FIG. 10, the sensor means apply on the preferable embodiment while the power source (not shown) is a battery so need to have good power saving by motion sensor, or photo sensor, or any combination by conventional market available switch and sensor means combination.

From above discussed and mentioned of preferred embodiments to show the scope of the current invention, it is appreciated that any alternative or equivalent functions of design still within the scope of the invention but not limited to all above discussion and mentioned details. The alternative or equivalent arrangement, process, installation or the like design, changes from the current invention still fall within the scope of the current invention. 

1. The LED light device with changeable geometric dimension function; At least one of LED install within housing-unit. At least one of the housing-unit in a form of geometric shape arrangement may selected from group combination from the linear, elongate, curved, arc, round, semi-round, other geometric configuration and any combination with preferable dimension, size, color, material, surface arrangement, length, width, thickness. At least one of joint-means to connect said housing-units and delivery the electric signal from power source to desired number of LEDs for illumination incorporated with conductive means. The LED-units can be any number in a desired arrangement and spacing select from group combination from partial of the conventional array, dot-matrix, desired geometric design arrangement within housing-unit in x-y-z axis. The LEDs light beam can be seen by viewer under predetermined light function, duration, timing, colors with optional Integrated Circuit (Hereof as I.C.), sensor mans, switch means. The improvement including: The said LED light device's geometric dimension changed while any variable applied to original housing-unit or joint-mean. The geometric dimension changeable properties may selected from group combination of rotary, jumpable gap, extendable, foldable, distance, extractable, connectable, dis-connectable, extendable, retractable, expendable, addable, adjustable, bendable, overlap able, underlay able, assembly able, dis-assembly able, flexible properties. The said LED light device can be installed on any main object by conventional attachment means.
 2. The LED light device with changeable geometric dimension function consist of: At least one of LED install within housing-unit in x-y-z axis and the said housing-units are connected by at least one of joint-means which delivery the electric signal from power source to desired LEDs incorporated with Integrated Circuit, circuit means, switch means, sensor means for illumination under pre-determined light performance. The LED light device's geometric dimension will be changed while any variable applied to original housing-unit or joint-mean. The LED light device incorporated with conventional attachment means to install on any main object. 